5.1-2

Question 1

process of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities

Answer 1

taxonomy

Question 2

devised the practical method of scientific classification

Answer 2

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 3

an English clergyman who devoted much time to natural studies and became well known for his work with plants

Answer 3

John Ray (introduced the concept of species)

Question 4

The Basis for Modern Classification

Answer 4

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
(King Philip Cooked Over Five Good Soups)

Question 5

a group of very simi­lar organisms that can interbreed freely in nature

Answer 5

species

Question 6

a group of similar organisms that are all descended from a single group of originally created organisms

Answer 6

kind

Question 7

system for assigning scientific names

Answer 7

binomial nomenclature

Question 8

organs that have membrane-bound nuclei and membrane-enclosed organelles

Answer 8

eukaryotes

Question 9

organisms that do not have membrane-bound nuclei

Answer 9

prokaryotes

Question 10

scientific grouping above kingdoms

Answer 10

domains

Question 11

all living things are divided into these 2 main groups of classification

Answer 11

kingdoms

Question 12

the sup­posed evolutionary relationships of organisms

Answer 12

phylogeny

Question 13

method of classification used in modern evolutionary taxonomy

Answer 13

cladistics

Question 14

depict all forms of life coming from a single life form

Answer 14

phylogenic tree

Question 15

angiosperms are part of ____

Answer 15

the vascular plants

Question 16

true or false: All plants are either vascular plants or nonvascular plants

Answer 16

true

Question 17

two groups of vascular plants

Answer 17

seed and nonseed plants

Question 18

plants that produce seeds
but do not produce flowers

Answer 18

gymnosperms

Question 19

the very familiar cone­-bearing gymnosperms

Answer 19

conifers

Question 20

1. pollen-producing cones
2. seed-producing cones

Answer 20

1. staminate cones
2. ovulate cones

Question 21

one of the biggest trees

Answer 21

Douglas fir

Question 22

huge conifer from central California

Answer 22

giant sequoia

Question 23

some of the oldest living things on earth

Answer 23

bristlecone pines

Question 24

tallest known living things

Answer 24

coast redwood

Question 25

unusual gymnosperm; example is sago palm

Answer 25

cycad

Question 26

unusual gymnosperm; broad, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves

Answer 26

ginkgo